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Non-persistence and non-adherence to MTX therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a retrospective cohort study based on German RA patients
| Content Provider | Scilit |
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| Author | Müller, Sabrina Wilke, Thomas Fuchs, Andreas Maywald, Ulf Flacke, Jan-Paul Heinisch, Harald Krüger, Klaus |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Description | Journal: Patient preference and adherence Non-persistence and non-adherence to MTX therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a retrospective cohort study based on German RA patients Sabrina Müller,1 Thomas Wilke,1 Andreas Fuchs,2 Ulf Maywald,2 Jan-Paul Flacke,3 Harald Heinisch,4 Klaus Krüger5 1Institute for Pharmacoeconomics and Medication Logistics, University of Wismar, Wismar, 2AOK PLUS, Dresden, 3Roche Pharma AG, Grenzach-Wyhlen, 4Chugai Pharma Europe Ltd, Frankfurt/M, 5Praxiszentrum St Bonifatius, Munich, Germany Objective: This study aimed to assess the level of nonpersistence (NP) and nonadherence (NA) to methotrexate (MTX) therapy in German patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Materials and methods: Based on German claims data, RA patients who received a MTX therapy (subgroup: treatment-naive patients) were analyzed. NP was defined as treatment gap >12 weeks. Regarding NA, it is the overall medication possession ratio (MPR) during an observational period of 12 or 24 months after therapy, and the MPR is calculated only for the periods of therapy continuation; NA was defined as MPR |
| Related Links | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5530851/pdf https://www.dovepress.com/getfile.php?fileID=37542 |
| Ending Page | 1264 |
| Page Count | 12 |
| Starting Page | 1253 |
| ISSN | 1177889X |
| DOI | 10.2147/ppa.s134924 |
| Journal | Patient preference and adherence |
| Volume Number | ume 11 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2017-07-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Patient preference and adherence Rheumatology Adherence To Mtx Therapy Discontinuation of Mtx Therapy Persistence with Mtx Therapy Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| Content Type | Text |
| Subject | Social Sciences Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics Health Policy |